乌克兰军事情报局（GUR）4 月 16 日报道称，克里姆林宫越来越多地因在乌克兰的失败而逮捕俄罗斯和代理人官员。 GUR 报道称，俄罗斯军事当局成立了一个委员会以确定俄罗斯军队人员短缺的原因，该委员会 3 月 2 日至 4 月 24 日在被占领的霍尔利夫卡运行。GUR 报告说，俄罗斯调查人员发现俄罗斯第 3 摩托步兵旅的指挥官在入侵开始时声称配备了 100% 的人员，而实际上该旅有45%的空缺，该旅的两名营长因此被捕。
GUR 还报告说，FSB 逮捕了 DNR 国防发言人 Eduard Basurin，因为他在 4 月 11 日的“不小心地”揭示了俄罗斯打算在马里乌波尔使用化学武器的意图，尽管仍然没有独立调查证实乌克兰声称的俄罗斯使用化学武器。
The Ukrainian Military Intelligence Directorate (GUR) reported on April 16 that the Kremlin is increasingly arresting Russian and proxy officers for failures in Ukraine. The GUR reported Russian military authorities established a commission intended to run from March 2 to April 24 in occupied Horlivka to identify the reasons for personnel shortages among Russian forces. The GUR reported that Russian investigators discovered the commanders of Russia’s 3rd Motor Rifle Brigade was 100% staffed at the beginning of the invasion when it in fact only had 55% of its personnel and arrested two battalion commanders in the brigade.
The GUR also reported the FSB arrested DNR Defense Spokesperson Eduard Basurin for his ”careless statement” on April 11 revealing Russian intent to use chemical weapons in Mariupol, though there is still no independent confirmation of the Ukrainian claim of Russian chemical weapons use.